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In Defense of Standards, Ethics, and Honest Financial Reporting at Hewlett-Packard

Recently, my old company Hewlett-Packard has been in the news–and not in a good way. I’ve been watching the coverage from the sidelines up to this point, but felt increasingly compelled to join the conversation and share my point of view. So here goes.

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Articles About Happy News, Sex Shared More on Facebook

Negative news, from crime to the shaky financial system, might grab the most headlines. But in the world of Facebook sharing, it seems that positive stories trump negative ones–and sex still sells.

Found! A Magazine Guy Who Yawns at the iPad.

Almost everyone in the magazine industry is gaga over the iPad. Except for design legend George Lois: “It’s so different on the screen. It’s the difference between looking at a woman and having sex with her.”

Now on YouTube: David Letterman’s Amazing Extortion Video

This is the way the Internet is supposed to work: Something amazing happens on TV on Thursday night and everyone talks about it, and watches it, on the Web on Friday. Today’s example: David Letterman’s startling admission, broadcast on his CBS show last night, that a network employee had tried to extort him. That’s something you’re going to want to watch, right? And sure enough, the world’s largest video site obliges, even if it’s a little bit unwilling.
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